Answer: Please find answers in the explanation column
Explanation:
Summary of the effects of the alternative actions on the company’s stockholders’ equity and outstanding shares.
Before action After stock dividend After stock split
Stockholder's equity
Paid in capital $696000 696000+ $65,250 $696,000
=$761,250
Retained earnings $397000 397000-($65,250) $397,000
=$331,750
Total Stockholder's
equity $1,093,000 $1,093,000 $1,093,000
Outstanding shares $87,000 87000 + 4,350 87000 x 2 =
=$91, 350 $174,000
Calculations:
stock dividend = Number of outstanding shares x percentage of dividend
= 87,000 x 5% =4,350
Amount to purchase 4,350 shares= number of shares x market value per share = 4,350 x 15= n$65,250
Number of shares after stock split of 2-for -1 = 87,000 x 2 = 174,000
